The wild and I have been waiting for you. Come, sit, I’ll make us some tea…
Hello my fellow wildling.
I am an Australian fine artist and writer enthralled with all things wild (inside and out), creating detailed wildlife portraits, examining our relationship to the wild world including through elder-women archetypes, and striving to embody a grounded, kind and creative life in a modern, chaotic world.
The Wild Forgotten is where I share
longer form writing about being a creative,
deeper thoughts about being a wildlife artist,
what I am working on right now and
how that informs my relationship with the wild, and most importantly,
where we can actually interact as a community.
In August 2023 I shared with excitement that I am also creating a The Wild Forgotten book - and you can be a part of this beautifully wild project. You can read the post that talks all about that here.
The Wild Gathering
Finally, if you enjoy my writing and would like to support my making more art and words to inspire, please consider a paid subscription. A paid subscription now grants you access to The Wild Gathering.
Subscriber only posts and prompts
Access to The Secret Shop (studies and one off drawings I only offer for sale to my community)
a 15% discount to my shop (Whaaaaa?!? I know, right!)
Aaand no doubt some extra goodies along the way.
Founding Members get all of the above, and will not only receive a limited edition print of your choice, but also a personalised signed copy of The Wild Forgotten once she is out in the world.
Even if you are not particularly interested in journaling, wonder-walking, or creative invitations, as an added bonus paid subscribers (both monthly, yearly, and founding), will get small personal video from me from time to time where I will talk about what I have been doing in the studio, what progress I have made on The Wild Forgotten book project, and a general honest and open look at what doing this work looks like, as a deeply feeling human being with chronic illness and all the challenges that comes with. It will be transparent, because I know I can trust you with my vulnerability, and I want to encourage more authentic sharing. I think that alone is worth the $1.50 a week that a yearly subscription will cost. Founding members, paid subscribers who purchase for a full year in advance, and those who stay with a monthly pledge for more than 12 months will also appear in the credit pages of the book as financial contributors. You will, after all, be helping me make this come true.
Want a sneak peek?
Here is a taste of some writing invitations.
Did I mention I am an artist?
You can see more, sign up for Studio Letters (where you are the first to know of new work) and support my work via the shop on my website www.natalieeslick.com. I create realistic honourings of wildlife primarily, but also explore the relationship between elder-women archetypes and goddesses of old with the wild. I have had my illustrations published with the extraordinary Sharon Blackie in her book Hagitude, have a series of {Wild+Woman} limited edition prints available, and am currently working on a **very** exciting new project on this topic (more soon!).
Free or paid subscriber, I am so, so grateful you are here, and I am honoured to be walking this wild world with you.
So settle down, dear one, on the mossy blanket beneath the old gnarled tree. We are gathering here together, we are also gathering the wild in us. I am so honoured you are here.
